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- [tahyuh r-suh m]
- /ˈtaɪər səm/
- /ˈtaɪə.səm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahyuh r-suh m]
- /ˈtaɪər səm/
Definitions of tiresome word
- adjective tiresome causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome: a tiresome job. 1
- adjective tiresome annoying or vexatious. 1
- adjective tiresome If you describe someone or something as tiresome, you mean that you find them irritating or boring. 0
- adjective tiresome boring and irritating; irksome 0
- adjective tiresome tiring; boring; tedious 0
- adjective tiresome annoying; irksome 0
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Origin of tiresome
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; tire1 + -some1
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Parts of speech for Tiresome
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tiresome popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tiresome usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tiresome
adj tiresome
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- bothersome — Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating.
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- clunker — If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.
noun tiresome
- boredom — Boredom is the state of being bored.
- in-difference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- invariability — not variable; not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant.
- levelness — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- monotone — a vocal utterance or series of speech sounds in one unvaried tone.
adv tiresome
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
adjective tiresome
- deadly — If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
- discommodious — Not commodious; uncomfortable.
- drag — drag and drop
- draining — Present participle of drain.
- drudging — Present participle of drudge.
adverb tiresome
- exasperatingly — In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
- heavily — with a great weight or burden: a heavily loaded wagon.
- inconveniently — not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
Antonyms for tiresome
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